EVERETT, Wash. (AP) — Boeing Co. says it now expects to deliver its first new 787 jetliner in the middle of first quarter 2011.
Last month, the aerospace company said the cumulative impact of a series of issues could push the first delivery “a few weeks into 2011.” Those problems included supplier workmanship issues related to the horizontal stabilizer, as well as instrumentation delays.
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